DNA test proves soldier raped child: Expert

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A DNA test proved that semen found on the clothes and body of a 13-year-old girl came from former Lieutenant Raul Muñoz Linares, according to a forensic medical expert.

Muñoz Linares is currently on trial for raping two girls, killing one of them and her two brothers. The other girl, 13, survived the brutal attack and submitted one of the DNA samples.

According to Colombian media, an expert of legal medicine testified in court against Muñoz Linares, asserting that the DNA sample was found to match his genetic profile “in a study that doesn’t leave the smallest doubt.”